household item
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhouseholdanditem
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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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item
noun[C]
uk/ˈaɪ.təm/us/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhousehold item
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A future potential market will undoubtedly be the general consumer where robots may well become anotherhouseholditem.
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It is primarily ahouseholditemused for washing and drying clothes, but it is occasionally used as a percussion instrument.
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This was a normalhouseholditembefore iceboxes came into regular use.
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It was a bestseller and its popularity indicates that it was most likely ahouseholditemin the 1700s.
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The story reveals who he is when players collect thehouseholditemfound in level 3-8.
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The companys goal is for their eye tracking technology to become ahouseholditemand a common feature on most devices.
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When ovens became ahouseholditem, the containers were placed in them.
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For instance, a small child may pick up ahouseholditemand fly it through the air as to pretend that it is an airplane.
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Its importance lies in the presence of modest grave goods (household items) and individuals with body ornaments.
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The dolls represented family members, and props included household items such as a table and dinnerware, large rock, bed, and car.
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First, since the products involved are jeans which are not your ordinary inexpensivehouseholditemlike catsup, buyers are predisposed to be more cautious and discriminatory.
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However, instead of a face, each figure has a commonhouseholditemsuch as an iron, a tea cup, a broom, a pot or a pan.
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But points out that not all household items make suitable robots.
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Whether it is a book, a piece of furniture, a garment or ahouseholditem, it is all freely given away, although some operate a one-in, one-outtype policy (swap shops).
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The arrangement of the stirrup jar suggests a stopper is used to secure the contents and the contents are what make the stirrup jar a valuablehouseholditem.
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Many piled carts high with household items such as pots, futons and clothes.
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The common nouns included the categories of food, clothing, household items, body parts, toys and vehicles, and animal names.
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The onehouseholditemthat was never sold or turned into firewood was the piano, and she believed at least some of her children would succeed in show business.
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Older people living in accommodation with limited space characteristically have few accessible areas for the storage of household items and equipment.
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The categories were animals, vehicles, toys, food and drink, clothing, body parts, furniture and rooms, and small household items (255 items, 42.9% of the checklist).
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